1To Thomas Jefferson from Sheldon Clark, 25 November 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Respect to you Sir for your high celebrity in the Republic of Letters, for your attention and frankness to those, who have requested your opinion; with an earnest desire of having your opinion on the Essays induces me to send them to you for your perusal— Dear Sir you would confer an inestimable favor by giving your opinion upon these Essays; for which you would receive the thanks and grateful...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Owen, 25 November 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr Whitwell the Architect of our new arrangement & my friend Captain Macdonald have a great desire to see the improvements in building which you have introduced in the Virginia University & for this purpose I take the liberty of giving them an introduction to you. These gentlemen who are in my confidence shall inform you of all the proceedings which have occurred since I saw you relative to...
3From Thomas Jefferson to William Cabell Rives, 25 November 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
A case occurs of considerable pecuniary interest to the University on which an application to Congress for relief becomes necessary, and I am instructed by the board of Visitors to sollicit the attention to it of our Senators and Representatives, to whom of your own House I request your communication of this letter. We are called on at the ports of Boston and New York for the sum of 2715 D .47...